Te Reo - Maori

W.A.L.T….. to learn how to pronounce māori words including vowels (short and long) and also digraphs.

Probability unit - tree diagrams

W.AL.T...... calculate the probability of getting a red or yellow jellybean to show the workings out we used a tree diagram. 

Short Stories

W.A.LT..... choose tense that is appropriate for the writing purpose, use literary devices too enhance our writing and write in the perspective of your starter.
Starter: Write a horro story about a selfish stubborn police officer.

Lesson learned

It was an ordinary day at the California police office nothing new, just some random cases. “The names Josh I’m a professional full time police officer and well I hate my job and I don’t know why I studied it, it’s probably because my mum said follow your dreams son blah blah blah”. “ you know it’s those words your parents try to use when you don’t know what to do in life, well at least I still have a mum cause you know dad’s never stick around”. The day ended slow and steady, my days at the office are never exciting it’s like a typical day in the school holidays.

On my way home the sun beamed through the car windshield and I felt hot and stuffy like I was in the desert I hated this car but I ignore my anger and try to get home as fast as I could, so I could go on my go-kart, It was the only thing that was actually good in my life.

I pull up on the driveway and I see boxes and on them they had “shipping to L.A.” I stop the car, I jumped right out and I ran to mum “ mum! why are there shipping boxes outside are we moving?” I demanded an answer “yes son we are moving I’m sorry but there’s just another job in L.A. that gives more money than the one I have now”. I stood in horror “I hate this” I shouted and stormed out of the house I stood by my go-kart in the backyard. “Why does it have to be so hard” I brushed everything that happened away and waited for the two weeks where my life would be horrible I felt like a child in an orphanage.

We arrived in L.A. and pulled up at our new flat but I couldn’t be bothered helping my mum unpack, until a tall teal truck stopped in front of the driveway and well it looked like that generous guy had my go-kart.I went to him and snatched my go-kart out of his hands and took off. I drove for at least fifteen minutes until I see a race track so I carelessly take my go-kart and roughly raced it on the track for ten minutes until I realised that it had gotten darker I knew that I should be home but I didn’t want to leave so I raced for another five minutes. It was my last go round the track until I saw a white figure it looked like an old racer but I didn’t know who it was he shouted to me “ never race on this track this is my track no one goes on it and I’ve heard that you’re very selfish stubborn and a manipulative learn your manners boy before you be rude to others oh yeah by the way the names Casper you better get your act together or that go-kart will be swept out of your hands in just a blink of an eye”

Unknowingly it actually happened he haunted me for the next two weeks after that ghostly haunting night his life changed forever……..

Ever question yourself?

W.A.L.T.... Self questioning to ask your self questions at the beginning, during and end of the story. We try and use our prior knowledge or the text to answer these questions